The Romulus Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Thurston Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Romulus' defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Thurston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Romulus didn't have quite enough to beat Garden City and fell 29-26. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Romulus' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Adrian Barnes, who picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Torrence Searcy, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Barnes' longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Thurston entered their matchup against Robichaud on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Thurston was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Robichaud. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Romulus' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Thurston, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Romulus couldn't quite finish off Thurston when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Romulus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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